Book name: On Loving Author:Â Lili Naghdi Ratings: 5/5 MY TAKE: Rose hemming is an adopted kid, she has no clue about her biological parents. One day she decides to go and search for her biological parents without the knowledge of her mother. The person who was supposed to help find her family was shot dead in front of her. On this journey, she founds a man who loves her wholeheartedly and this other man she loves deeply- a really wonderful love triangle.
I was aroused by this emboldening story. Lili has done a fantastic job by framing the narrative around the core clusters of individuals. All the elements of this book are balanced and the author did complete justice to every character. The major theme of this book is love and I have a soft corner for it but trust me this review ain't Bias. I just feel the book is overloaded with a lot of political information which is unnecessary. it's quite a long read around 600 pages and it took me a week to complete this book but it's engaging and you won't feel cheated.
ABOUT THE PROTOGANIST: Dr. Rose Hemmings has just finished her general surgery residency when a haunted stranger is shot in front of her in a New York City bar, and their lives become forever intertwined. And when, having been given the blessing of her adoptive father on his deathbed, Rose travels to prerevolutionary Iran to discover the past her American family kept secret from her, she finds a true Pandora's box. It is a world both foreign and familiar, in which her primary place is as the heiress to a great tribe. In Iran, Rose will find family she never dreamed of, her own people, and a man who loves her as passionately as he does the rare black roses of his garden. She will return to the United States carrying a new secret and torn between two men: the one she loves helplessly, and the one who loves her unconditionally. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lili Naghdi is an Iranian Canadian physician who was born and raised in Tehran. She continued her education and research after moving to Canada with her husband and daughter in 1996. Today she practices family medicine in Vaughan, Ontario, with particular interests in women's and mental health. Being a family physician gives her the privilege of connecting with patients and participating in their care with a deeper understanding of the physical, emotional and social adversities they face. Interacting with people of many different backgrounds has also provided Dr. Naghdi with the opportunity to grow as a person, a physician and an author. Dr. Naghdi has written poetry and short stories in both Farsi and English, but she eventually followed William Wordsworth's advice to "Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart," and turned to fiction. On Loving is her first novel.